KANSAS CITY, Mo. – April 30, 2024 – Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in temperature-controlled
logistics, real estate, and value-added services, has officially broken ground on a new $127 million cold
storage facility in Kansas City, Missouri. State and local leaders joined company executives to celebrate
the company’s new investment in Missouri.
“Americold is yet another example of an industry-leading employer choosing Missouri due to our
economic advantages,” said Governor Mike Parson. “This innovative company’s presence in Kansas City
is a welcome addition to the region’s thriving logistics sector. We congratulate Americold on its new
facility and look forward to the benefits that this investment will provide for Missourians.”
The company plans to create nearly 190 new jobs in the region. The new 335,000-square-foot facility in
Kansas City is part of a strategic collaboration with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to co-locate
Americold warehouse facilities on the CPKC network.
“We are thrilled to break ground on a new cold storage facility in Kansas City,” said George Chappelle,
CEO of Americold. “This facility is the first to be built as part of our strategic collaboration with CPKC. By
combining our cold storage capabilities with CPKC’s extensive rail network, Americold is poised to
deliver a differentiated offering to support more customers across North America.”
“Today's groundbreaking for this new facility marks the beginning of a significant collaboration that
shows what we can achieve with vision and working together for our customers,” said Keith Creel,
President and CEO of CPKC. “This project is the first of many across our network and, when combined
with our unparalleled cross-border service, will build a new refrigerated supply chain for our customers.
Just over one year ago here in Kansas City, when we celebrated the creation of CPKC, we talked about
the unique economic benefits our unrivaled network would bring to Kansas City, Missouri and beyond.
We are seeing that happen today.”
The new facility will support CPKC’s Mexico Midwest Express (MMX) service, North America's only
single-line rail service offering for refrigerated shippers between U.S. Midwest markets and Mexico. It
will also enable more seamless and efficient service for MMX customers.
“I am proud to welcome Americold into our growing and vibrant business community in Kansas City.
With the ability to tap into our talented, highly-skilled workforce and our centralized Canadian Pacific
Kansas City transportation system allowing access to more consumers internationally, Kansas City is the
prime location for an innovative company like Americold to plant its roots,” said Kansas City Mayor
Quinton Lucas. “We look forward to the continued success of Americold in our community and the
exciting new opportunities available to Kansas City as a result.”
"We're thrilled to officially welcome Americold to Kansas City," said Steven Anthony, Vice President of
Business Development for the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City Missouri. "Their
presence here, along with the great partnership with CPKC, will further reinforce Kansas City's deep
strength in cold storage warehousing and logistics. The new jobs that will be generated and high-paying
wages are icing on the cake."
“We’re proud to support Americold alongside our partners as the company establishes its first facility in
Kansas City,” said Michelle Hataway, Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
“This exciting project will help Missourians prosper through its significant investment, job creation, and
positive impact on our state’s transportation and logistics industry.”
“It is always exciting when a company breaks ground in Missouri, and we are thrilled to officially
welcome Americold to Kansas City,” said Subash Alias, CEO of Missouri Partnership. “Americold is joining
more than 20,000 distribution and logistics companies in the state who are benefitting from Missouri’s
central location, solid infrastructure, and low business costs. We look forward to watching Americold’s
facility take shape and seeing their success unfold here in Missouri.”
Missouri Partnership worked with several partners to attract Americold to Kansas City, including: the
City of Kansas City, Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, KC SmartPort, Missouri
Department of Economic Development, Missouri One Start, Evergy, and Spire.
About Americold Realty Trust, Inc.
Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics real estate and value-added services.
Focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of temperature-controlled
warehouses, Americold owns and/or operates 245 temperature-controlled warehouses, with
approximately 1.5 billion refrigerated cubic feet of storage, in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and
South America. Americold’s facilities are an integral component of the supply chain connecting food
producers, processors, distributors, and retailers to consumers.
About Missouri Partnership
Missouri Partnership is a public-private economic development organization focused on attracting new
jobs and investment to the state and promoting Missouri’s business strengths. Since 2008, Missouri
Partnership has worked with partners statewide to attract companies that have created 33,400+ new
jobs, $1.7 billion+ in new annual payroll, and $7.6 billion+ in new capital investment. Some recent
successful projects that led to major investment in Missouri include Accenture Federal Services LLC,
American Foods Group, Casey’s, Chewy, Inc., Google, James Hardie, Meta, Swift Prepared Foods, URBN,
USDA, and Veterans United.
Media Contact: Janelle Higgins | janelle@missouripartnership.com | 314.541.4911
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